(Spring in Giverny by Claude Monet)
SPRING
Nothing is so beautiful as spring –
When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush;
Thrush’s eggs look little low heavens, and thrush
Through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring
The ear, it strikes like lightnings to hear him sing;
The glassy peartree leaves and blooms, they brush
The descending blue; that blue is all in a rush
With richness; the racing lambs too have fair their fling.
What is all this juice and all this joy?
A strain of the earth’s sweet being in the beginning
In Eden garden. – Have, get, before it cloy,
Before it cloud, Christ, lord, and sour with sinning,
Innocent mind and Mayday in girl and boy,
Most, O maid’s child, thy choice and worthy the winning.
~ Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. (1844-1899), British poet whose work has had a profound influence on modern poetry
I'm attracted to this poem for many reasons. I love anything that depicts Spring and flowers. The artwork affiliated with this poem by Monet, is representative of capturing all that is Spring. The following verses really create a visual example:
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When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush;
Thrush’s eggs look little low heavens, and thrush
A strain of the earth’s sweet being in the beginning
In Eden garden. – Have, get, before it cloy,
Before it cloud, Christ, lord, and sour with sinning,
I picture the earth springing forth from a desolate winter. It also envokes the spiritual side of living, with reference to Christ.
Thank you for posting it!
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Peg D.